Monday, October 6, 2008
Prewrite
1. What are you good at?Iam good at a sport and it is volleyball.
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at?When i am doing something good at i feel proud because i am doing something i like and something i am good at.
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at?If people wouldn't let me let me do what i am good at i would feel bad and sad because i am not going to show people what i am good at.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 CLASSWORK
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more (not having anything to do with the rabbit!).
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.
Example:
sample conflict : Tayo needs to find a rabbit.
sample predicted resolution: He will find the one he lost.
conflict 1. Tao was late to thae camp where all thae hunters are all at and a man told himthat he was awast of time.
predicted resolution 1:Tao will start to behave and proove that he could be a good hunter as well and be on time.
conflict 2:Tao was with a wolf dog and that is a taboo.
predicted resolution 2:He will keep it a secret.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
HOMEWORK: read chapter 2
CLASSWORK: Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Answer the question below
Chapter 2
What two important events happen in this chapter?The two events that happen in the story are that Tao starts imaging a girl and that girl is his mom.Also that Tao propprd his torch against a stone then got armfuls and brushing wood and and kidling and piled them up to make a fire and threw more logs and sticks untill yellow tongues flamed up high into the darkness.
CLASSWORK Friday, October 10, 2008
Answer the questions below
Chapter 3
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?Tao and Ram are better at hunting together because they catch food better.
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
Tao decided that he is going hunt with Ram because he catches more food with him and Volt thought that he was hunting with the hunters but he wasn't!
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.
I would feel good about it because he is getting more food and that means more food for us and for him.I would also feel proud of him he like saving lives so nobody will die of hunger.I would also feel thankful to him because he is saving our lives and giving us food to eat that's how i would feel!
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today, where a person's desires go against society's expectations
What situation did you imagine? I imagine a guy wanting to be a ballerina and has nothing to do with his society but that is his passion.
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.Isay that of course they should follow thier dream because that's what they like doing and feel proud.
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.
I would feel good about it because he is getting more food and that means more food for us and for him.I would also feel proud of him he like saving lives so nobody will die of hunger.I would also feel thankful to him because he is saving our lives and giving us food to eat that's how i would feel!
CLASSWORK Monday, October 13, 2008
Read Chapter 4 in class. Answer the following questions
Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter."She was only a girl ,"said Kala,"but she had the sense and wisdom of a women.
Tao's mother was a person with a nice personality she made bracelets and hair bands for your hair she also made necklaces,needles,and rings.She was very nice and the way thay describe her she was a very sweet person.
CLASSWORK Friday, October 17, 2008
Finish reading Chapter 5 in class
Answer the following questions
Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? Tao tries to draw a horse and also tries to draw a wolf dog.
2. Which is easier for him and why?The wolf dog because he has Ram right in front of him.
CLASSWORK Monday, October 20, 2008
Answer the following questions
Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?That he broke
The taboos that Tao did were that he draws in caves,walks on ferbiddon land,and haunts with Ram.
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?He doesn't know about the taboo about painted walls.
3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?Graybeard is acknowledging that Volt is strict to Tao and that he wants the best for him.
CLASSWORK Thursday, October 23, 2008
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or is the reverse true: is it true now, but wasn't true then?
I agree but then i disagree and i agree because it is a taboo and shouldn't be doing it because it is against to their tradition and i disagree because he isn't doing any thing bad he is just drawing and when he draws he isn't drawing any thing bad or nasty.
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today, where a person's desires go against society's expectations.Iwould imagine a guy triying to be a ballerina and it was against his siciety and nobody agreed fot to be a ballerina.
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.
Iwould say of course follow yopur dream if it's something you have a passion for of course follow you dream.
CLASSWORK Monday, October 27, 2008
Chapter 9
Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?
I think that Graybeard changed his mind because he knows that maybe he was wrong because Tao is just drawing and he sees when he draws he is so focused andso dedicated to his work and Tao likes to draw.
What does this tell you about his character?It tells that he apprieciate him the work that he does and so him changing his mind was a good option.
CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?
The mountains that could walk it was the mammoth.
2. What almost happened to Tao?
Tao almost got killed by a mammoth but he didn't.
CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Chapter 11
Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
I think that Graybeard would be a good teacher because he just taught him like a lesson because at first he didn't agree for him to draw.But also he wouldn't be a bad teacher because he is really strict to Tao.
Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?I am not sure because maybe yes because he aptpreiciates his work but then i wouldn't because he is to strict and bossy.
CLASSWORK Thursday, October 30, 2008
Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?Some of the ingredients were bright red earth, yellow ,limostone,and white.
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?Tao is afraid because of his old friend and because Graybeardkept leaving and took a long to come back.
CLASSWORK Monday, November 3, 2008
Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.
Ithink that it wouldn't be nice because showing of is being mean and just saying that he and the wolf are better than anybody.
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.Iperdict that Ram and Tao are going to be safe and the hunters are going to stop following them.Or that maybe they are going to want to keep Ram.
CLASSWORK Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?Tao crossed the river to make sure that Ram was save because the hunters were chasing them.
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?His decision was that he told Tao to take to his land but Tao said he couldn't because he send Ram across the river to escape Volt and also that he would tell them to let Ram go.
CLASSWORK Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?Tao's problem was that by the end of the chapter he got lost and took the the wrong path and a drip of water turned off the lamp and got dark and he couldn't see anything at all.
CLASSWORK Thursday, November 6, 2008
Chapter 16
Look at the website of the Laxcaux Caves: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/ Find a picture that resembles the one Tao is painting. Copy it as your answer to this question.
Read Chapter 17 together in class (not for homework)
Chapter 17
Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.I was so
suprised because i never thought that Volt was going to be Tao's dad I predicted that Tao was going to find his dad but never thought that it
would Volt i mean that i thoght that he would find his dad lie in the forest or land or maybe Volt knbew about his dad and didn't want to tell
Tao really i was so shocked!!!!
CLASSWORK Friday, November 7, 2008
Chapter 18
Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?Tao feels that he needs to go because he needed to prove himself again.
Prewrite
1. What are you good at?Iam good at a sport and it is volleyball.
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at?When i am doing something good at i feel proud because i am doing something i like and something i am good at.
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at?If people wouldn't let me let me do what i am good at i would feel bad and sad because i am not going to show people what i am good at.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 CLASSWORK
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more (not having anything to do with the rabbit!).
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.
Example:
sample conflict : Tayo needs to find a rabbit.
sample predicted resolution: He will find the one he lost.
conflict 1. Tao was late to thae camp where all thae hunters are all at and a man told himthat he was awast of time.
predicted resolution 1:Tao will start to behave and proove that he could be a good hunter as well and be on time.
conflict 2:Tao was with a wolf dog and that is a taboo.
predicted resolution 2:He will keep it a secret.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
HOMEWORK: read chapter 2
CLASSWORK: Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Answer the question below
Chapter 2
What two important events happen in this chapter?The two events that happen in the story are that Tao starts imaging a girl and that girl is his mom.Also that Tao propprd his torch against a stone then got armfuls and brushing wood and and kidling and piled them up to make a fire and threw more logs and sticks untill yellow tongues flamed up high into the darkness.
CLASSWORK Friday, October 10, 2008
Answer the questions below
Chapter 3
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?Tao and Ram are better at hunting together because they catch food better.
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
Tao decided that he is going hunt with Ram because he catches more food with him and Volt thought that he was hunting with the hunters but he wasn't!
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.
I would feel good about it because he is getting more food and that means more food for us and for him.I would also feel proud of him he like saving lives so nobody will die of hunger.I would also feel thankful to him because he is saving our lives and giving us food to eat that's how i would feel!
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today, where a person's desires go against society's expectations
What situation did you imagine? I imagine a guy wanting to be a ballerina and has nothing to do with his society but that is his passion.
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.Isay that of course they should follow thier dream because that's what they like doing and feel proud.
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.
I would feel good about it because he is getting more food and that means more food for us and for him.I would also feel proud of him he like saving lives so nobody will die of hunger.I would also feel thankful to him because he is saving our lives and giving us food to eat that's how i would feel!
CLASSWORK Monday, October 13, 2008
Read Chapter 4 in class. Answer the following questions
Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter."She was only a girl ,"said Kala,"but she had the sense and wisdom of a women.
Tao's mother was a person with a nice personality she made bracelets and hair bands for your hair she also made necklaces,needles,and rings.She was very nice and the way thay describe her she was a very sweet person.
CLASSWORK Friday, October 17, 2008
Finish reading Chapter 5 in class
Answer the following questions
Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? Tao tries to draw a horse and also tries to draw a wolf dog.
2. Which is easier for him and why?The wolf dog because he has Ram right in front of him.
CLASSWORK Monday, October 20, 2008
Answer the following questions
Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?That he broke
The taboos that Tao did were that he draws in caves,walks on ferbiddon land,and haunts with Ram.
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?He doesn't know about the taboo about painted walls.
3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?Graybeard is acknowledging that Volt is strict to Tao and that he wants the best for him.
CLASSWORK Thursday, October 23, 2008
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or is the reverse true: is it true now, but wasn't true then?
I agree but then i disagree and i agree because it is a taboo and shouldn't be doing it because it is against to their tradition and i disagree because he isn't doing any thing bad he is just drawing and when he draws he isn't drawing any thing bad or nasty.
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today, where a person's desires go against society's expectations.Iwould imagine a guy triying to be a ballerina and it was against his siciety and nobody agreed fot to be a ballerina.
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.
Iwould say of course follow yopur dream if it's something you have a passion for of course follow you dream.
CLASSWORK Monday, October 27, 2008
Chapter 9
Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?
I think that Graybeard changed his mind because he knows that maybe he was wrong because Tao is just drawing and he sees when he draws he is so focused andso dedicated to his work and Tao likes to draw.
What does this tell you about his character?It tells that he apprieciate him the work that he does and so him changing his mind was a good option.
CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?
The mountains that could walk it was the mammoth.
2. What almost happened to Tao?
Tao almost got killed by a mammoth but he didn't.
CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Chapter 11
Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
I think that Graybeard would be a good teacher because he just taught him like a lesson because at first he didn't agree for him to draw.But also he wouldn't be a bad teacher because he is really strict to Tao.
Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?I am not sure because maybe yes because he aptpreiciates his work but then i wouldn't because he is to strict and bossy.
CLASSWORK Thursday, October 30, 2008
Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?Some of the ingredients were bright red earth, yellow ,limostone,and white.
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?Tao is afraid because of his old friend and because Graybeardkept leaving and took a long to come back.
CLASSWORK Monday, November 3, 2008
Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.
Ithink that it wouldn't be nice because showing of is being mean and just saying that he and the wolf are better than anybody.
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.Iperdict that Ram and Tao are going to be safe and the hunters are going to stop following them.Or that maybe they are going to want to keep Ram.
CLASSWORK Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?Tao crossed the river to make sure that Ram was save because the hunters were chasing them.
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?His decision was that he told Tao to take to his land but Tao said he couldn't because he send Ram across the river to escape Volt and also that he would tell them to let Ram go.
CLASSWORK Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?Tao's problem was that by the end of the chapter he got lost and took the the wrong path and a drip of water turned off the lamp and got dark and he couldn't see anything at all.
CLASSWORK Thursday, November 6, 2008
Chapter 16
Look at the website of the Laxcaux Caves: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/ Find a picture that resembles the one Tao is painting. Copy it as your answer to this question.
Read Chapter 17 together in class (not for homework)
Chapter 17
Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.I was so
suprised because i never thought that Volt was going to be Tao's dad I predicted that Tao was going to find his dad but never thought that it
would Volt i mean that i thoght that he would find his dad lie in the forest or land or maybe Volt knbew about his dad and didn't want to tell
Tao really i was so shocked!!!!
CLASSWORK Friday, November 7, 2008
Chapter 18Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?Tao feels that he needs to go because he needed to prove himself again.